Respuesta :

to prepare for a "state of war"  against the al-Shabab extremist group.

Answer:

To foster greater unity.

Explanation:

The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. One of the goals of Africa Union is to achieve greater unity, cohesion and solidarity between the African countries and African nations. One of these sub goals of unity by the AU is to create a common currency to be used by all banking institutions in the continent.